Here are also reported latest
updates on cruise law news related to ashore and shipboard crimes still investigated by the police.
Among those could be arrests, filed lawsuits against the shipowner / cruise line company, charges and fines,
grievances, settled / withdrawn legal actions, lost cases, Norovirus, etc.

On April 26, 2018, a 65-year-old female passenger (suffering from severe leg pain) was medevaced by USCG helicopter team dispatched from Coast Guard Base Charleston to the ship located approx 50 ml (80 km) from Charleston SC. The woman was airlifted and together with a crew nurse were flown to MUSC Health (Charleston).

The incident occurred in the beginning of 10-day USA to Canada repositioning cruise (itinerary April 25 - May 5) from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) to Montreal (Quebec). The liner was en-route to Boston MA, with next call ports Bar Harbor, Halifax, Sydney, Prince Edward Island and Quebec City.

19 January 2017

Crew / Passenger Crimes

(sexual) On January 19, 2017, when the ship docked in homeport Fort Lauderdale Florida, a 26-year-old male crew was arrested (by Broward County Sheriff’s office) and charged with “engaging in lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor” (where the victim’s age is between 12 and 16).

The man (Gede Sukrantara, of Indonesian origin) worked on the ship as waiter. He allegedly convinced a 15-year-old female passenger to go on Deck 12 (Sports Deck) into a bathroom. There, he locked the bathroom’s door and engaged the girl in oral sex. The incident was later reported by her to the ship’s security staff.

December 2015

Cruise Illness / Norovirus Outbreaks

In December 2015, CDC reported on the Christmas voyage Dec 20 to 27, a Norovirus outbreak infected 57 passengers (out of 1429, or 4%) and 10 crew (out of 588, or 1,7%). The ship was on 7-day Mexican Riviera cruise roundtrip from homeport San Diego CA to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta.

In February 2014, CDC reported on Caribbean voyage Feb 8 to 22, a Norovirus outbreak affected 114 passengers (out of 1273, or 9%) and 10 crew (out of 575, or 1,7%).

23 January 2014

Coast Guard Medevacs

On January 23, 2014, a 69-year-old female passenger sustained serious injuries (head trauma and internal bleeding) after falling down a stairwell. She was medevaced by an USCG helicopter dispatched from San Diego CA. During the medical emergency evacuation, the ship was approx 150 ml / 240 km from California's coast.

03 January 2014

Crew / Passenger Deaths

(overboard) On January 3, 2014, an 88-year-old female passenger fell overboard while the ship was returning back to homeport San DIego CA from the Mexican Riviera. The woman’s body was found (floating in the sea face down) and recovered. The FBI boarded the ship to conduct ~3 hours forensic investigation.

May 2013

Cruise Illness / Norovirus Outbreaks

April-May 2013, CDC reported on voyage Apr 13 to May 4, a Norovirus outbreak affected 60 passengers (out of 1237, or 4,9%) and 10 crew (out of 574, or 1,7%).

30 September 2012

Crew / Passenger Deaths

(overboard) On September 30, 2012, a 70-year-old female passenger was reported missing after the ship left call port Quebec City. The vessel was en-route to call port Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) on a Canada New England “Fall Foliage” cruise itinerary, also visiting Nova Scotia (Sydney and Halifax).

The Canadian police speculated the woman may have left the ship without being noticed by the security personnel. However, the woman was never found.

22 December 2011

Ship Collision / Allision

On December 22, 2011, while in South America, the ship suffered minor damages on the superstructure after collision with a container ship in homeport Buenos Aires Argentina.

The cargo vessel had a container swung out, which damaged a ~50 ft / 15 m long railing section on the cruise ship's Deck 12 and broke a window in the observation lounge “Crow’s Nest”.

Because of the incident, the cruise ship was anchored and stayed overnight waiting for the Argentinean authorities to inspect the damages. In the next call port Montevideo Uruguay, the ship stayed again overnight for repairs, refueling and restocking. Next scheduled call port Puerto Madryn (Argentina) was dropped.

22 November 2011

Crew / Passenger Deaths

On November 22, 2011, a 61-year-old female passenger (of US origin) died after suffering from severe Gastroenteritis (infectious diarrhea, also Noro virus symptom). The death was reported when the ship arrived in call port Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Another 80+ passengers (of all 1259) were reported suffering from Gastroenteritis.

19 August 2011

Drug Smuggling

(law news) On August 19, 2011, a 23-year-old male crew was charged with drug smuggling in Bermuda. The man (of Indonesian origin) was found guilty in conspiracy with others to smuggle ~340 gr of marijuana.

June 2008

Cruise Illness / Norovirus Outbreaks

In June 2008, CDC reported on itinerary June 13 to 20, a Norovirus outbreak affected 112 passengers (out of 1313, or 8,5%) and 12 crew (out of 556, or 2,2%).

On November 25, 2007, engine problems resulted in itinerary change on 7-day Western Caribbean cruise from homeport Tampa Florida. Call ports Key West FL and Cozumel Mexico were dropped. In addition to its propulsion problems, the vessel also experienced issues with the vacuum toilets and running water system. On the next scheduled 14-day Southern Caribbean itinerary, the problems continued and the ship skipped call port San Juan Puerto Rico.

May 2006

Cruise Illness / Norovirus Outbreaks

April-May 2006, CDC reported on voyage April 22 to May 9, a Norovirus outbreak affected 67 passengers (out of 1214, or 5,5%) and 8 crew (out of 566, or 1,4%).

January 2005

Cruise Illness / Norovirus Outbreaks

In January 2005, CDC reported on Southern Caribbean voyage Jan 3 to 15, a Norovirus outbreak affected 70 passengers (out of 1236, or 5,7%) and 7 crew (out of 571, or 1,2%).

On the next scheduled cruise (itinerary Jan 15 to 29) an epidemic illness outbreak affected a total of 219 passengers (out of 1229, or 17,8%) and 36 crew (out of 584, or 6,2%).

In May 2004, engine problems resulted in reduced cruising speed and itinerary changes. On two Alaskan consecutive itineraries (departures May 14 and 20, between vancouver BC and Seward AK), call port College Fjord was dropped, while in all other call ports the stays were shortened.

May 2004

Cruise Illness / Norovirus Outbreaks

April-May 2004, CDC reported on the Alaskan voyage April 17 to May 7, a Norovirus outbreak (gastrointestinal illness) infected 91 passengers (out of 1238, or 7,4%) and 7 crew (out of 557, or 1,3%). All sick suffered from Noro virus symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea) and were quarantined to their cabins. The ship arrived in homeport Seattle WA on May 5 and was thoroughly sanitized.

13 November 2003

Ship Collision / Allision

On November 13, 2003, the ship was docked in call port Cozumel Mexico, stern to stern with another cruise ship – MS Norwegian Wind (currently SuperStar Aquarius). At ~7:30 pm, a sudden gust of wind pushed MS Veendam into the NCL vessel.